Antwerp,
your way.

Day 1

1. 09:30 Grote Markt & City Hall – Guildhall-lined main square with the Renaissance City Hall and the Brabo fountain.
2. 10:05 Het Steen – Medieval riverside castle, now the visitor centre with a free rooftop and the Antwerp Story.
3. 11:00 Cathedral of Our Lady – Belgium's tallest Gothic cathedral, home to four Rubens masterpieces.
4. 12:05 Vlaeykensgang – Hidden 16th-century cobbled alley tucked away behind the cathedral.
5. 14:00 DIVA Diamond Museum – Five centuries of Antwerp diamonds, jewellery and silver, just off the Grote Markt.
6. 14:45 St Charles Borromeo Church – Lavish Baroque Jesuit church on a quiet square, its facade designed with Rubens.
7. 15:45 St James' Church – Restored Gothic church with a rich Baroque interior and the chapel where Rubens is buried.
8. 16:30 MoMu Fashion Museum – Antwerp's fashion museum; 'The Antwerp Six' runs until 17 Jan 2027.

Day 2

1. 09:30 Diamond quarter – The streets beside the station where most of the world's rough diamonds are traded.
2. 09:55 Antwerpen-Centraal station – The 'railway cathedral': a domed 1905 hall of marble, iron and glass.
3. 10:20 ZOO Antwerpen – One of the world's oldest zoos (1843), with historic buildings next to the station.
4. 14:00 Rubens House – Rubens Experience and baroque garden at the painter's home; the house itself is under restoration.
5. 15:30 Snijders&Rockoxhuis – Two neighbouring patrician houses with Flemish Baroque art, incl. Bruegel and Snijders.